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2 CHIN FOO AND DENIS. THE SAND LOTS ORATOR AND THE MANDARIN MEET. The Most Lively Debate Yet on the Great Chinese Question-Denis Made a Splendid Start, but Wong Chin 100 Was a Better Stayer- -Kearney Was Pacific at Times, but the Lie Was Occasionally Exchanged. Froin the -Xrw York World. To soe and hear Wong Chin Foo and benis Kearney in a set-to to a finish on the Chinese question is a treat for which the intellectual sporting men of this country have wished for many years. Such a con test took place iu the li'orhl office yester day. When Denis, the fiery-tongucd, came to this great town half a dozen years ago to tell us ail how wicked the Chinamen were, Wong had just beguu to publish iu New York his artistic but short-lived paper, the G/nnesn-Amerioaii. He, a mandarin of bluest Celestial blood and wearer of many buttons, challenged Denis, a plain Anioricau truckman and all-round sand-lots orator, to come out on the platform and bold public debate on the merits and demerits of John Chinaman as a factor in the American body politic. A shrewd theatrical man, seeing prospects of large and juicy gate-money, tried his host to bring the pair together iu public, but in vain. Denis knew that, al though Wong wus a little fellow, he had much ready wit and a keen tongue, and not even the chance to earn a good sized purse could induce him to enter the contest. Mo he quietly went on in his peaceful pursuit of throwing mud at the Chinese character and scorned to debate with Wong Chin Foo. The mandarin grow very angry over the sand lots’orator’s slight. The orator n tinued to utilise the Chinese, all and sund ■ as a vile, treacherous, pestiferous lot, but wouldn't consent to make a speech where there was any danger of his being contra dicted. Then Wong, seeing that there was no show for a struggle oi intellects, chal lenged Denis to meet him with swords, pis tols. or any other weapon the man from the Pacific slope might choose. Denis trembled, but preserved a bold front. He declared he didn’t want to hurt his brave little foeman. To everybody’s surprise Denis at once left town, having suddenly discovered that he had important and unfulfilled engagements on the Pacific coast. Wong didn’t crow the least bit, but p„ -.served an air of grandeur for several weeks. Then he soon mourned so much for the untimely death of his Chi iiear-A me.*' *<*. that he forgot all about his triumph over the fierv orator. Since that time Wong Chin Foo has been growing greater, and so lias Denis. Wong has lectured at SSOO a night, traveled all over America and lately wrote articles for ihe World and the North A mrriran Itcrieiv. Deni.-, was elected to high and profitable offices by his appreciative San Franciscan fellow-citizens again and again, and gave up track-driving altogether for the delights and gains of speech-making. Everybody who reads the World knows that lately lie returned to New York for the purpose of delivering more speeches. This time he is going to help pass the Mitchell bill to pro liibit anj" more Chinamen from setting foot iu America. His great effort at Cooper Union Hall last night shows how thoroughly in earnest lie is. Wong got back tbe other day from his lecturing tour in the West and happened to come into the World office yes terday morning and Denis Kearney dropped in at the sam > tin a A rejorter was made referee of the contest. Then* were no time keepers, seconds or stakeholders. None were needed. THE CONTESTANTS MEET. Promply at 11:50 o’clock the contestants entered the editor’s little room. He intro duced, them and they shook hands. Wong had to reach upward to perform this act, and Denis had to poke his arm downward at an angle of twenty degrees. As they ia<*ed each other the contrast was striking. Denis is alamt 5 feet 9 inches high, broad shouldered, deep-chested and muscular.with a broad, round head set solidly on a thick, brawny neck. His little ears bulge out over wads of thick, cervical muscles and Ins grayish blue eyes peep out above chubby cheeks the color of ripe cherries. His hands are broad and thick and his fingers stubby. His short-cut brown hair and bristly little red moustache heighten the pugnacious aspect created by his broad, low forehead, slightly turned-up nose, wide mouth and square chin. Wong is about 5 feet 2 inches high, slen der and agile as a greyhound. His features are distinctly Mongolian and his hands long and Rlender. He seemed what a sporting man would call a little fine; that is, there wa-.ui an ounce of suiierfluous flesh on his slender frame, and his black eyes were snappy and sparkling. He wears'his hair cut short in the American fashion, and his lithe figure was covered with a black suit whose leading feature was a modish frock coat. Both men appeared eager for the fray, just as you will see two boxers eye each other anxiously from opposite corners of the squared circle. Denis was a bit nervous. 11 is right hand crumpled the rim of his black slouch hat and the pudgy fingers of his left drummed automatically against the seam of Ins trousers. Wong had his olive lace screwed into an expression of grim, firm determination, but he was outwardly in a profound calm. A hasty observer, in spite of the fact that the American orator seemed out of condition and quite fat, would have predicted his triumph in short order. The writer led the combatants to a small,' cozy inner room, and the nimble office bov lugged in three chairs. When the cham pions and their humble referee were seuted the contest began. Denis dropped his hat into his lap. clasped his fingers and stead fastly regarded his adversary. Wong fired his coat over on a little table and kept his hat on. Denis held his guard well up and made play cautiously, after the manner of a man who "waits for an opening.’’ Wong took the initiative in a daring bit of play, “I understand, Mr. Kearney,” said be "that you are against all Chinamen, and that you have come to New York to fight them.” KEARNEY’S NEW GOSPEL. Denis stopped the thrust neatly. "I am not against Chinamen as a race,” he an swered. “but I am opposed to them coming here as serfs! peons!! slaves!!! If the Irish Catholic, the English Protestant or the Ger man Lutheran, came here under the con tract slavery system, I’d oppose them the same wav. It isn't the Chinese as a race 1 oppose, but their slavery system. I’m against them because they are brought here on contract.” Anybody who has read Mr. Kearney’s speeches will at once see what anew and iia< ifie departure this was from his usual line of talk. “That is not true,” said Wong briskly. “You cannot prove that. Can you show me one Chinaman who was brought to America on contract !” “They all are,” said Denis. “I—I—I” “I wasn’t brought here on contract,” said Wong, warming up to his work. “I’m an American As . . • "The Federal decisions are against tliat,” put in Denis. “I beg your pardon, they are not,” was Wong’s calm reply. “I am an Anieriean citizen, and I’ve voted the good old Demo cratic ticket and sometimes for a good Re publican The Federal decisions you speak of are wrong and unconslitutioniil if they forbid the naturalization of Chinamen. They must lie admitted to citizenship, as 1 was fifteen years ago, by the provisions of the Constitution maile by our forefathers, and ” “Your forefathers!” exclaimed Denis, wrathfully; “sure what had your fore fathers to do with it! Nothing at. nil. You can’t call the framers of the Constitution your forefathers. Huh!” The great man of the sand-lots snorted violently and shoved back bis chair from anything like proximity to Wong’s thus firmly proclaiming that there couldn’t possibly be anything like coimn 'ii forefatnerhodd for them. Wong smiled wrathfully, but coolly, and 1 ; said: "I call them ray forefathers because politically they were ” “I’m against that. That ain’t so,' 1 shouted Denis. The referee was on the point of stopping the contest when Wong resumed: “Y ou saw now you are not opposed to the China men as Chinamen pure and simple, but be cause of the way they come to America. It seems to me you have backed down a great deal from your old race prejudice.” “I’ve not backed down a bit.” Thus the angry Denis from beneath his bristling, | fiery-spiked moustache. "I tell you again, my son, that I’m against all Chinamen be cause they come to America really in slavery under their contracts, and “That’s a lie," exclaimed Wong, while little spots of red burned on his sallow cheeks. “What, what!” shouted*Denis, “a lie is it ? Look here, my son, you can't say that to i me. for I’m a big man aud you’re only a ■ little man. I’m yoti’resu]ionor, and —and" — "No, you can't,” said Wong, cheerily. The men quit talking and regarded each other furiously. H oug glared. Denis glared Both glared. Fiercer anil fiercer grew the glances, and it sremed as if celes tial and sandlot blood must surely How. At the end of his glare, which was conceded by all to be the most soul-reaching, Wong said pacifically: “Well, I don’t mean that you're a fiiar, you know: I only say that that statement is a lie." “Oh, no,” urged Denis, “I can prove it.” “Do so,” said Wong. he missed his opportunity. Denis didn’t do so. and thereby a grand opportunity escaped his grasp. Peace was restored, though, and the purely intellectual conflict was resumed. Various islitors of benign and peaceful aspect sauntered up to the door and gave heed for u few moments at n time to the merry war. Denis shuffled around in his chair'with the air of a man who is trapped and feels bad to have to tie knowledge it. Wong asked how lie could prove his statements about slavish contracts. "i can prove it. - ’said Denis, “by the treaties lietwecn China and Pern. Brazil and Ha vana, all of which acknowledge the exist ence of that form of slavery.” Wong asked how it was that Chinamen kept right on coming to America in spite of tli** laws forbidding them, and Denis ex plained that it was because sundry San Francisco lawyers, “white Chinamen, pros tituted their brains to help the coolies into the United .States. The decisions of the courts,” Denis continued, "are all wrong in allowing Chinamen to enter America be cause they have been here before. They sell certificates of t e a (mission at home to other Chinese, and then come here and swear their way in falsely. The courts are all wrong in allowing them to do so." “Oh, then you’re attacking the Federal courts and the Judges on this trip, not the poor Chinamen!” was Wong's tart observa tion. This phased the orator, but only for a' moment. He soon got steady on his in tellectual pins again. “ There isn’t a free Chinaman,” he remarked, “in all New York. Every man of them is owned in China.” “That isn’t so and you can’t prove it,” re torted Wong. “Then why have the bodies of all China men who die here got to Is* scut back!” “Oh, that's only a national peculiarity— just like the American lmbit of drinking whisky. You’re bigoted, Mr. Kearney.” “I’m not bigoted, liecause you said my statement was a lie aud 1 didn't get mad." The last statement Denis evidently con sidered a crusher. So did Wong. He couldn't understand that kind of argument. Denis resumed his argument that under the law Chinamen couldn’t possibly become American citizens. "That law is unconstitutional,” answered Wong. “Our constitution provides that any man may become an American citizen ‘regardless of race, color or previous con dition of servitude.’ ” “Oh, ho!" exclaimed Denis triumphantly and with the proud air of a man who has delivered a knock-out blow; “that applies only to the black man. It doesn’t apply to the brown man at all.” Then he launched out into a torrid description of the big Chinese procession he saw in San Francisco, where thousands of men marched behind a “fat, greasy Joss,” to whom they offered “baked snails, roast rats, cats, dogs aud dis eased pork." Wong declared that no rats, cats or dogs were eaten by Chinamen and offered to steer Denis and protect him all through Chinatown to prove that what he claimed was true. Denis trembled and said “I can't tell but that they might murder me in broad daylight ’i f he Chinese highbinders are a terrible lot. Just the same, I’ve seen Chinamen around rat pits again and again waiting for the dead ruts. They’re a iiecu liar people. They might stay here a thou sand years and they’d never assimilate.” “Nonsense,” said Wong. “There are 2,000 Chinamen like me in New York who eat, dress and live in all respects like Ameri cans.” “I don’t believe it!” exclaimed Denis, and then started in on a tirade of personalities about the unclean habits of Chinamen in general. Wong challenged him several times to meet him in public debate on the Chinese question. Denis incontinently re fused. “I don't want to divert public at tention from the Mitchell bill,” lie said at first, aud then added: “I don’t consider you niv equal anyway and I wouldn’t de bate with you in public.” “Far be it from me to call such as you my equal,” said Wong, proudly, with u queer smile. That closed the argument. Wong fright ened Denis still more by offering to bet 510 that his vote would be received in New York this fall. Denis wouldn’t hot. The chairs were shoved still further apart with great emphasis by both the contestants. They did not shake hands at the close of the en gagement. Great beads stood out on Kearney's brow and little I loads liedewed Wong’s. It seemed clear to the referee that the mandarin had had the best of the struggle, and the young men of the staff who had bet on the result cheerfully ac quiesced in the decision. MAC WILLI AMS' DEATH. His Friends Lack Sufficient Evi dence to Justify a Trial. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 21.---Last night's arrests were the talk of the town tliis morning. All sorts of rumors were afloat, and little knots of people stood on the corners talking over the matter ami venturing all sorts of prophesies about the result of the examination. At 10:30 o’clock, when Justice Magiil opened court, tho crowd tilled the room and extended far out into tho hallway. The prisoners appeared before his honor, accompanied by counsel, and were bailed on 55,000, on their own recognizance, to appear Monday morning at 10 o’clock, at the same place. Mr. Houston is financially good for liis bond, but it is said the others have no means or any amount. The effect of the proceedings is to increase the feeling favor ing Bangs, though all can see that a very strong effort is being put forth to try an 1 criminate him. Mr. Tope admitted this morning to the reporters that the State, (or MacWimams’ friends), had no evidence yet to justify a trial. There have b ;eu so many sensational features connected with this trial,that it is becoming almost,the only topic of conversation on the street.*. A rumor is current on the streets to-night that one, if not two, witnesses before the Coroners’ jury w ill lie prosecuted for per jury. Interesting testimony is promised to morrow. ’ Augusta's Confederate Survivors. Augusta, Ga.. Oct. 21. —The Confeder ate survivors of Augusta held a meeting to night, and unanimously agreed to meet ex- Fi'esideut Davis iu Macon, and probably to lieli) escort him to Athens anil other (ieorgia points. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and the old Confederate chieftain’s name invariably brought forth hearty ap plause. There will be n large delegation from Augusta to gre**t Mr. Davis in Macon. For llroiiehtnl. \sthnintle ami E'nhtinnnry UotiqilntnlH "Brown's Bronchial Tt'oches" have rein likable curative properties. Sold onto in bones. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY*, OCTOBER 22, 1887. COLUMBUS CHAPTERS. The Remains of the Victim of the St. Albans Disaster Coming Home. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 21. —J. L. Webster, who was seriously iujured in a railroad col lision yesterday, at St. Albans, near Charles ton, W. Va., and who afterwards died, was raised in this city, and was only 20 years of age. He was a son of James M. Webster, who for a number of years was a conductor on the Western railroad of Alabama. The remains will reach here to-night, and be interred to-morrow. Rev. Walker lewis, who lias been pastor of St. Luke and St. Paul churches in this city for six years, has been transferred to Nashville. He will leave for that citv in two weeks and will take charge of the West End church and be chaplain of Vanderbilt University. A train on the Mobile and Girard rail road, due hero at D:3O o’clock last night, Girl not arrive until 4 o’clock this morning. The delay was caused by a freight tram run ning into a ear loaded with wood at. Pike’s road. Five or six trains were blockaded by the accident, and 2.000 people going to and from the Montgomery fair wore delayed. JACKSONVILLE’S GROWTH. A Claim That the Population is Be tween 40,000 and 50, -00. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 21.—The an nual trade edition of the Times-Union, pub lished to-day, gives some interesting facts and figures regarding Jacksonville's growth. Within a year the city limits have been extended, so as to include the suburban towns of La Villa, Brooklyn, Riverside, Springfield. Hansontown, East Jacksonville, Fairfield and adjacent territory, greatly enlarging the city's area and raising its population about 25,000. The population during the year closing Sept. 30, is esti mated at between 40,000 and 50,000. During the year over sßuo,ooo was expended in building operations, and the area of paved streets has been considerably extended. The wholesale trade of the city has quadrupled within three years, anil the wholesale and jobbing business of the State is gradu ally being concentrated here. Upwards of eighty houses are now engaged, wholly or in part, in the wholesale trade. Cigar maim factories are rapidly increasing, and steps are in contemplation to make Jacksonville the tobacco market of the State, tin- indica tions being that tobacco culture will, in the near future, again become Florida’s loading industry. The lumber shipments show an increase over any year since IKBI. The vital statistics show the death rate to bo only fourteen per 1,000 of resident popul.i tiun. Tbe paid fire department, recently or ganized, has reached a high degree of pro ficiency. A spacious building lor the .Nub- Tropical Exposition, which will be ojiened m January, is approaching completion. As the commercial metropolis of Florida, Jack sonville reflect.-, the general prosperity of the State. EACH WINS A GAME. The Second Gives the World’s Cham pionship to Detroit.. Washington, Oct. 21. —The tenth game of baseliall of the series for the world’s championship lietween the St. Louis and Detroit clubs wus played here this morn ing, having been postponed from yesterday on account of the rain. The' grounds were in fair condition only. The attendance was good, numbering between 3,000 aud 4,000 people. The St. Louis team outplayed their opjibnents at all points. Al though they committed more errors than their opponents, most of them were tnval and the game resulted in an easy victory for the Association club. The score fol lows: St. Louis 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 x— ll lietroir 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 I—4 Base hits—Detroit o. yt. Louis 10. Errors—Detroit 3, St. Louis 5. DETROIT WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Baltimore, Oct. 21.-The rival clubs for the base ball championship of the world reached this city from Wasington about 2 o’clock, and at, once went to the grounds. The attendance was small, and the weather clear, but quite cold. The tide of victory was turned, and the St. Louis Browns were compelled to relinquish them proud claim to the title of champions of the world, as they were defeated by the Detroit boys this afternoon, thus making eight victories for Detroit out of eleven games so far played. The Browns played like amateurs, while the league champions took advantage of every point, batted hard and ran the bases to perfection. The score was as follows: St. Louis 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0— 3 Detroit 1 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 x— lß Base hits—St. Louis 4. Detroit 18. Errors— St. Louis 7. Detroit 7. PIMLICO'S FOURTH DAY. How the Racers Finl hed in the Five Events Run. Baltimore, Mil, Oct. 21.—'This was tho fourth day of the Pimlico meeting. The events were as follows: First Rack—Purse $500: three-quarteri* of n mile. Mamie Hunt won, with Freedom second and Bess third. Time 1 rliiUj. Second Rack -Purse $500: mile and a furlong. Lenox won. with Volante second and Swift third. Time 2:0244. Third Race—Dixie stakes, for three-year-olds: two miles. Hanover won, with Glenniound sec ond. Time 3:5144. Fochth Race— Uplands stakes: free handicap sweepstakes for two-year-olds; three quarters of a mile; Omaha won, with Salvini second and Los Angeles third. Time 1:19. Fifth Rack—Purse $500; one mile. I’bil Lee won, with King Bee second and Banner Bearer third. Time 1:4 s 1 MEMPHIS’ MEETING ENDED, Memphis, Tevn., Oct. 21.—'The fall meet ing of the Memphis Jockey Club is ended. A meeting of the owners of hoi-ses who had entries in the stakes to be run during the fall meeting of the club was held this fore noon and the following was adopted: /iVvuf red. That in view of the calamity which has fallen upon the Memphis Joekev Club through the sudden death of its President, Henry A'. Montgomery, we respectfully request the ’officers of the club to declare all stakes, as well as' purse races, off. Under the circumstances we would prefer not to run our horses. We revere the memory of President Montgom ery, and wish to thus express our individual sorrow over his untimely death. He was our friend, and as such we mourn in com mon with the jieoplo of this city. The directors aud officers of the club met this afternoon, and, in compliance with the expressed wishes of the horse owners, de clared off all stakes and purse races, and announced the fall meeting closed. Gener ous assistance will lie rendered all owners by the club in transporting their stables to other racing centres. A SALE OF STOCK. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 21.—The fourteenth annual stock sale was held at the Ewell farm, thirty miles south of Nashville, yesterday, bv Maj. Campbell Brown, and proved more gratifying as to prices than any yet held Over sixty stand ard bred pacing and trotting burses were sold, averaging nearly 5250 per head. The highest price paid was $BlO for the promis ing young stallion Prince Hal. Several brought 5.51X1 and over. Purchasers at tended froili nearly every State, and many purchases were made b/ Dr. Ten Evoke, of Hamilton, Can. Including the ponies sold the sale aggregates nearly 514,000. It Never Reaches the Country. Front the Detroit Free Press. He was a gushing, exquisitely refined young mmi talking to a demure, tender-eyed young rural maiden at a village picaie. "All." he siiil, "till; gives me joy. I am so fond of rural scenes and rural joys. They an* so simple so unaffected, so in harmony with wlnit 1 tiiiuk all our lives ought to la*. You lead surli pure, simple lives here, and are so free from the gross, contaminating influences of eity life. City girls shock me with their boldness, their slang, their—all, 1 doubt if you rural maidens know the meaning of the won!‘slang - ; you, 1 am son*, do not." "No." she s aid shyly, her eyes on the ground, "we don't t untile to anythin.; of that sort; we don't hn-a-a ve to Ketch on. eii>" LIONS IN A TERRIBLE FIGHT. Tearing Themselves to Pieces Until Death Ends the Battle. From the Philadelphia Times. London, Oct. IS.— Early this morning there was a fearful and exciting battle in the Jubilee Exhibition at Liverpool. Dal monieo, the most plucky tamer of beasts in this country, has been exciting the nerves of the visitors for a long time by trifling in a cage with three big forest lions. Five more lions of a different kind, but all fierce and full grown, arrived from Africa yesterday and were put at once into the big cage with the three already there. They hail no training, but Delmon ico went in among them and thrilled the crowd that filled the menagerie by an un usually sensational performance. When he had done Mile. Kora, hi-s partner, went in with the lions and took a little dog with her. This was repeated four times during tbe day, and the five new lions were too much stunned by the huge, noisy crowd about them and the repeated visits of the man, woman and dog to do anything but crouch in their comers in fear. Their astonishment hail not worn off, and they were still quiet when left alone for to night by the attendants at, 10 o'clock. Shortly after midnight, however, the menagerie was filled with a frightful roar ing and snarling, and u servant sleeping on the premises rushed iu to find the big iron cage rocking eielit lions fighting furiously. They were rolled up into a huge dark ball, from which blood-stained fur w as flying in all directions. The huge beasts rolled over and over, dashing madly against the sides of tbe cage and biting pieces out of each other with a ferocity that, was sicken ing All the sights organized to gratify man’s fondness for fighting would have seemed the tamest child's play in compari son. After a while it became evident that there were distinct sides In the battle and that the new arrivals were pitted i t unfair odds against the lions who had been in pos session. The efforts of the servant to separate them only increased their fury. At la-t he rushed off for Delmonico, who was asleep near by. The tamer arrived half clad and found his lions bleeding tearfully, but still fighting. The battle narrowed down to a duel between the two biggest lions, which were rapidly biting each other to pieces in the middle of tbe cage. Occasionally it be came general, and for a few seconds there would be a wild jumble among the snarling lions, with a sax age crunching of teeth to toll bow flesh was being torn. The appearance of Delmonico with a red hot iron in bis hand produced immediate ef feet. All but the two chief combatants stopped fighting and crouched sullenly down, licking their bloody wounds and snarling encouragement to the two leaders. On these in their rage hot iron was useless, even when applied to raw flesh. They re sponded to tin* burning sensation only by tearing at each other more fiercely. At last Delmonico bravely entered the cage, liait' clad as he was. and shut himself in. He next opened the door communicating with the second cage and drove into it, like so many sheep, the six lions that had been looking on. Meanwhile the other lions were still light ing, although much weaker. Delmonico’s attempts to separate them were useless. They paid not the slightest attention to him, and. although ill their struggle they dashed against him. they were evidently un conscious of his presence. Before the tamer could form any plan to separate them the tight ended of itself. The big forest lion rolled over on h s back and died, while the other gave a faint roar of victory. The dead lion was terribly mangled, while the victor's mane was gone aud his body looked as though an especially wicked harrow had tieen repeatedly dragged over it. Blood trickled from a hundred ugly wounds, and there is little hope that he will live. "CONFESSIONS” BY YOUNG STAIN. Some of His Stories Are Worthy of Adorning- a Dime Novel. \ew York Tribune S tecial front Boston It may not be possible to fasten upon Stain and bis gang the murder of Cashier Barron of the Dexter Bnnk, but there is already enough known about them to send them probably to prison for life, if not to the gallows. It is charged that at least six murders and as many lug robberies com mitted during the last fourteen years can be traced to these men. About fourteen years ago a farmer named Messenger, in Norfolk. Muss., was found murdered in his house, and about SI,BIXI in money was missing. Stain's gang was liv ing about twelve miles from Messenger’s house. Young Stain, who has confessed to Sheriff Mitchell his share in a good many crimes, says that one morning he, his father, and Cromwell went to Norfolk, where the old man Messenger was known to linvo come into the possession of a large sum of money. They arrived in Norfolk late in the evening. Young Stain drove the horses and remained with them while the other two went on foot to the house of Messenger. They returned not long after, bringing a small bag which contained the money. They divided the booty in the w agon. They said they did not get as much as they expected, but Stain’s share was about *5OO. Young Stain says his father told him the}' did not kill Messenger, but. that ho w ould probably die. Sueriff Mitchell savs the murderers got into the hou-e while Messenger’s wife and daughter were absent, ami found him in bed He refused to tell where his money was hid. whereupon they beat him terribly, gagged him and bound him with a rope to the bed. They then searched the house, and at last iouml about ?i,st)o. There was 5500 more secreted hi an old clock, but the rob bers failed to find it. The detectives who worked on the case noticed at the time that the knots were evidently tied by a sailor, as in the case of Barron, at Dexter. Sheriff Mitchell relates a horrible story about Groin well and the elder Stain. Young Stain says that a farmer named Steele, of Medfield, was picked out by the gang as a good subject to work upon. They deter mined to secure Steele’s farm, which ad joined one owned by Stain. Cromwell and young Stain went to Steele’s place one day, taking with them a bottle of whiskey, in w hich hud been put a heavy dose of arsenic. When Uiey reached Stacie's house they en gaged the old man iu conversation and offered him a drink of the poisoned whisky, which ho look, and died soon after. It was part of the scheme that young Slain should marry Steele’s daughter, live with her a little while, and then kill her and secure the farm; but the young man refused to carry out his part of the plot, and so it fell through. Another murder was committed in a simi lar manner. A man named Hammond owned a farm adjoining Stain’s, which the latter coveted. Stain determined to mur der him The gang went to his place with poisoned whisky and found the farmer busy in his barn handling an uglv bull. The animal pinned Hammond to the barn, but did not injure him. The poisoned whisky was administered and Hammond died. The gang made it appear that the bull had in - flicte I injuries which caused the farmer’s death. Stain failed, however, to get posses sion of the farm. About 2.0 m men will be at work in the Brook lyn navy yard by the last of October. HORSESHOEING, ETC. Horseshoeing; etc. IE 3 . BARRETT, S3 WEST BROAD STREET. Horscshoer. General Blacksmith k Wheelwright I AM now prepared to do all kinds < f Ltnilding and He* during of CARrtIA'JRS, HL’GCIKN TRUCKS, WAGONS, etc. CAKHIAUK PAIN ! INN and TKIM.MINO done in the iw\st stx 1 * hv an exjierlHtieo-l workman. All I want in li rriai. 1 and Tv eoiiiiviition in either workman ship or material. DEATHS. EXLEY.—Died. at Savannah, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 21, 1887. Carriic. infant daughter of Frank A. and Alice 13. Exley. Will be buried in the family burying ground at Turkey branch (Methodist) Church, four miles above Spring field, Effingham county. Georgia, THIS (Satur day) AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock. MOORE.—Died, at Scarboro. Gu., on the 19th inst., Each Aitt ait Moobk, in the (kid year of his age. “Rest, weary pilgrim, rest.” ~ Sl-EC IA ij NOTICES. Advertisements inserted under "Special Notices'' will be charged $1 00 a Square eabh insertion. NOTICE. Any bills contracted by Captain or Crew of the steamer GRACE ITTT, on and after this date, will not be recognized by F. W. SCHERER, Agent and Part Owner. NOTICE. Neither the Captain nor Consignees of the Norwegian bark MUSTANG, Bivkelaud, Master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew of said vessel. HOLST & CO., Agents. THE BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. The SECOND INSTALLMENT of 50 PER CENT, upon the stock of this Company will be due and payable at the office of the Company, on or before the 25th INST. Stockholders will return their receipts for first installment. By order of the Board of Directors. SAMI'EI. P. HAMILTON, President and Treasurer. NOTICE. Neither the Captafh nor Consignees of the British bark UNICORN, whereof McDougall is Master, will lie responsible for any debts con tracted by the crew. A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees. IR. HENRY s FOLDING, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer's Over Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist. Savannah, Ga. PIANOS. “Farewell to thee, Atlanta, We ail bid thee adieu; We may make a trip to some day, But we ll never come back to you." To the air “And don’t you forget it.’ The President and his wife have left Atlanta, the Pied mont Exposition has been sub merged in rain and red mud, and gone up in a “balloon,” but the old reliable Forest City is still “on deck,’’ solid with progressive conservatism. We take the lead in our direct im portation of Pianos, Musical Instruments and Toys. Schreiners Import House. Wholesale Tobacconists, MAKE SPECIALTY OF CHEAP MEATS. Just received consignment of Prime Dry S. Pork Strips, Prime Dry S. Butts, Prime Dry S. Backs, Prime Smoked C. R. Sides, Nice No. 2 Hams, uncanvased, Nice No. 2 Shoulders, canv’d. FOR SALK. FOR s .vL J'U A Good Newspaper in a Live and Prosperous Georgia Town. \NYONE desiring to purchase a daily and weekly paper in one ol Ihe most prosper ous towns in Georgia can do so now if applica tion is made at once. Reason for selling pro prietor has been in ill health and has too much other business to engage Ins attention. Outfit is nearly new and paper doing a good business, and now, in the height of the busmens season, is the time to purchase. Address for particulars O. S., care Savannah News. Savannah, (hi. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. -A-- 33. HULL, Wholesale Grocer, Flour, Hay, Grain and Provision Dealer. THRESH MEAL and GIUTS in wliito sacks. F Mill stuffs of all kinds. Georgia raised SPANISH PEANUTS, also CUV. PEAS, every variety. Choice Texas Kisl this! . roof Oats. SjKX'ial prices car load lots HA V and GRAIN. Prompt attention given all orders and satis faction guaranteed. OFFICE, 5 ABKRCORN STREET. WAREHOUSE, No. 4 WADLKY STREET, on line Central Railroad. m r sica i.. THE NEW DEPARTURE DRUMS r ’ re niAilo wita patent double Acting rodt and MKJty folding knee rent Big lit, eabrtontlal and handsome fV m tbe boatand Ip Orrhutraf. UccquHlfd for II fis Bino. fsurpaiw nil nth* rein tt 'ft 0 raj fbiiahand appearance), If ’f n><,> r ''“•** dcnl*r does not knep them. write to us t or UluKtr.ited (/.ntaio/rixiL 0 LYCN&nCALY.C I t\Z AMUSEMENTS. SAVANNAH THEATER THREE NIGHTS, COMMENCING THURSDAY, OCT. 20. SATURDAY MATINEE. APPEARANCE OF MR. KE PC X E, SUPPORTED BY JOSEPH WHEELOCK and an imposing company selected from the the ranks of the best, legitimate artists in America, under the direction of Mr. ARIEL BARNEY, iu the follow ing BRILLIANT REPERTOIRE: THURSDAY NIGHT HAMLET. FRIDAY NIGHT RICHUEU. MATINEE MERCHANT OF VENICE. SATURDAY NIGHT RICHARD HI. Seats ou sale at DAVIS BROS. Next attraction: Mac Collin Opera Cos., Oct. 26, 27, 28 and 29. savannah" theatre. FOUR NIGHTS, OCT. 80, 27. 28 AND 29, SATURDAY MATINEE. The Mac Collin Opera Comique Cos. Grand Chorus and Ensemble of 35 Voices. MISS HAAS, Miss (Millard, Mins Hall, Mr. Branson, Mr. (iaillanl. Mr. Mac Collin, six gt&rs.large augmented orchestra.in tbe following sparkling reportoire: Wednesday and Saturday nights, ‘ BEGGAR STUDENT;" Thursday night and Saturdav matinee, “MERRY WAR;'’ Fri day night, “FRANCAIS, THE BUTE STOCK ING." This company has met with such uni versal success in the Southern circuit that managers of theatres have insisted upon and secured return dates for the present season. Read the Atlanta papers. .‘Seats now on sale at Davis Bros.' Next attraction, “Odell Williams," Oct. 31st. Grand Complimentary and Classic MATINEE AND PIANO RECITAL, BY THE CELEBRATED SWEDISH PIANIST, PROF. DAHLBERG. ASSISTED BY PROF. XaEOJXT, SATURDAY, OCX. PROGRAMME. 1. Sonata, Piano and Violin Beethoven Professors Dahlberg and Leon o Piano Solo 1 “• Adagio Beethoven - 1 hol ° ! ft. Fantasie Liszt Prof. Dahlbero. 3. Concerto Chopin Prof. Dahlbero. 4. Violin Solo, Elegie Ernst Prof. Leon. (a. Piano Solo, Scherzo Chopin b. “ Impromptu Schumann 5. c. “ Sylvia Dell it km* j and. “ Gondoliers Liszt [e. “ Home, Sweet Home. Dahl berg Prof. Dahlbero. The superb Chickering Pianos have been played in public concerts during the season of l88<)-*87, almost universally preferred by all the eminent artists, indorsed by Prof. Dahlberg and used by him in all his famous recitals. No tickets. Free to all. Reserved seats for ladies. Performance will'commence 5:30 p. m. sharp at LUDDEN & BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE PIANO WARKBOOMS, EXCURSIONS. Charleston and Mil E.TYXL'WJk.-Y-. Summer Excursions Commencing SUNDAY, MAY 15m, this Com pany will sell round trip tickets to CHAR LESTON, By following Trains and at following Rates: By train leaving Sundays only, at 6:45 a. m.; re turning, leave Charleston at 3:35 p. m., same day 51 oo By train leaving Sunday only at 6:45 a. m, ; re turning, leave Charleston Monday morn ing S2 00 By train leaving Saturday at 8:23 p. m. ; return ing, leave Charleston Monday morning. $2 50 By train leaving Saturday at 12:26 p. m.: return ing, leave Charleston Monday morning.. $3 00 Tickets for sale at WM. BREN'S, Bull street, and at Depot. E. P. McSWINEY, Gen. Pass. Agent. GROCERIES. New Goods J'JUIUNG our annual visit to the Northern markets this year we have added many new Delicacies, and now offer a stock which for its variety and excellency of goods cannot he surpassed South. Our prices will be satisfac tory. and the best attention given to all who favor us with a call or their patronage. A. M. & C, W. WEST. JEW CURRANTS, New Citron, New Nuts. Choice Mixed Pickles and Chow Chow by the quart. Rock Candy, Drip Syrup, and a first-class stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, at THE Mutual Co-Operative Association, BARNARD AND BROUGHTON ST. LANE, snow CASES. ARTISTIC STORE FIXTURES. CABINET ''OKK. CI-.DAR CHEST. Mate Wants. Ask fw PamphlO. Addru< TERRY SHOW CASE CO., Nashville, Tima. \M\m\ Brand Condensed Ailk. A Pure Milk i.'onariwu to a syrupy consistency. FOR SALE AT STRONG'b DRUG STORE, • ionic,• Bull and Perry struct a, MII,I,IXEHY. OUR GRAND FALL OPENING OF 1 iilliinifaUs vl U TAKES PLACE Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 24 & 25. Great Creations! Marvels of Fashion! And the latest productions of London, Paris, and our own Metropolitan Centres. WATCH THE DATES AND BE SURE TO VISIT. NEVER WILL SUCH A SIGHT BE SEEN AGAIN. PLATSHEK'S, 138 Broughton Street. 0P“ Watch local columns tills week for further announcements. STOVE. TO THE PUBLIC. S is always our aim every winter, we have tried to get the best variety in HEATING STOVES, and think that when our assortment is examined this will be conceded us. All winter goods connected with the Stove trade can be had from us in abundance. LOVELL & LATTIMORE. SHED OAT S. Rust Proof Oats, Seed Rye, APPLES. POTATOES, ONIONS, viA-ooAGES, And all kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS By svery steamer. 25 Cars Oats, 25 Cars 50 Cars Corn. GRITS, MEAL, CORN EYE BEAN, PEAS, and feed of all kinds. 155 BAY STREET. Warehouse in S., F. & W. P.'y Y ard. T. P. BOND & CO. FRUIT AND GROCERIES. 75 BARRELS APPLES; o- BARRELS EATING AND COOKING -*) PEARS, 50 Barrels HELSON POTATOES, 25 Sacks RIO and JAVA COFFEE, LIQUORS and WINES of all kinds, SUGAR, CANNED MEATS, Choice FLOUR, CANNED GOODS, NUTS and RAISINS. New TURKISH PRUNES, New CITRON, BUTTER. UHKE-E, LARD, SUGARS, SOAP. STARCH. CRACKERS, BROOMS, PAILS, CRANBERRIES, GRAPES, etc. For sale at lowest prices. A. H. CHAMPION. COCOA N UTS FANCY APPLES, ONIONS, CABBAGE POTATOES, TURNIPS, CRAPES, PEAVV* LEMONS, BLACK EYE PEAS (new), FLORIDA ORANGES, HAY AND GRAIN, SEED OATS, SEED RYE, BRAN, FEED, etc. Close prices on large lots. 169 BAY. W. D. SIMKINS & CO., FOOD PRODUCTS. r rn in Forest tii? Ills. el w K are making an extra quality of GRITS and MEAL, and can recommend it to the trade as superior to any in this market. Would b pleased to give special prices on application. We have on hand a choieo lot of EMPTY SACKS, which tve are selling cheap. BOND, HAYNES & ELTON PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER. "the old reliable I GEO. N. MCIIOLS, Printing and Binding, 93H May Street. New Machinery! New Materials! Best Papers! Best Work! Ko Brag. No Bluster. No Humbv